Newborough - Athena Wreck - Ynys Llanddwyn (8.22km)
It’s been a whole month since my last big walk. A combination of sleep deprivation, being back at work, and finally being able to leave Cymru and visit family elsewhere. Today’s walk is one of the most popular locations on Ynys Môn. I tend to avoid the place as it’s usually so busy, but there really is good reason for it’s popularity. You get everything here; beautiful woodland, sandy beaches with views over the mountains, a windswept island with a romantic story and plenty of history. Couple that with easy parking and toilets, and it’s a real winner. Today I had both genod with me, Megan (4yrs old) walking and Anwen (13 months) in the carrier. I have done most of this walk before in various sections. I’ve spent many an hour on the hugely popular, and often busy Traeth Llanddwyn “Tra eeth Tlann thooinn” (th as in “thanks” for traeth, dd like the th in “this” in Llanddwyn) including an incident during a friend’s birthday party where we had the fire brigade called on us (we were ha...